Letters,
Judges and Judiciary,
Government
May 19, 2015
Bench diversity efforts leave out some groups
Unfortunately, a closer look at recent statistics released by the governor's office paint a much different story on diversity in judicial appointments.
East County Division
Peter A. Lynch
Judge
Arraignments
Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1984
Peter is an Afghanistan and Iraq veteran.
I read with interest the letter by the governor's press secretary, Evan Westrup, about the article, "Despite push for diverse bench, nonwhite judicial applicants still lagging" (April 29). Not surprisingly, the press secretary responds citing statistics and that the article "ignores important strides that have been made to diversify the bench in California." Unfortunately, a closer look at recent statistics released by the governor's office paint a much d...
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